E. Verne Moore

1913-2004

Services for E. Verne Moore, 91, Holton, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be in Holton Cemetery.Mr. Moore died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, at a Holton care facility.He was born April 19, 1913, in Larkinburg, the son of Frank and Mabel Scoville Moore. Mr. Moore attended Carbon Grade School and Holton High School. He was a lifelong resident of the Larkinburg and Holton communities.He was a farmer and stockman except for a brief time when he worked at a defense plant in Bluffton, Ohio, during World War II.Mr. Moore was a member of the Larkinburg Christian Church. He served on the ASCS Board in Holton for several years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Whiting and Netawaka and was also a member of the Shrine.He married Rachel L. Cannon March 9, 1935, in Holton. She died Feb. 13, 2004.Survivors include a son, Ronald Moore, Topeka; a daughter, JoAnn Becker, Eudora; a sister, Hazel Carlson, Huntington Beach, Calif.; a brother, Clyde Moore, Holton; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.A daughter, Karen Harshaw, died in 1980.The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.The family suggests memorials to the Larkinburg Christian Church, sent in care of the Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton 66436.